Leader of the House (Sri Lanka)
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The Leader of the House is a position in the Parliament of Sri Lanka and is generally a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka who is responsible for arranging government business in the Parliament.
Leader of the House of Sri Lanka | |
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Inaugural holder | Don Baron Jayatilaka |
Formation | 10 July 1931 |
List of Leaders of the House[]
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Leaders of the House of The State Council of Ceylon (1931–1947)[] | ||||||
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Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | State Council | References | |
Don Baron Jayatilaka | 10 July 1931 - 30 November 1942 | Ceylon National Congress | [1] | |||
D. S. Senanayake | 2 December 1942 - 4 July 1947 | United National Party | [1] | |||
Leaders of the House of The Parliament of Ceylon (1947-1972)[] | ||||||
Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Parliament | References | |
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | 26 September 1947 - 12 July 1951 | United National Party | [1] | |||
John Kotelawala | 12 July 1951 - 12 October 1953 | United National Party | |
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J. R. Jayewardene | 29 October 1953 - 18 February 1956 | United National Party | [1] | |||
C. P. de Silva | 19 April 1956 - 5 December 1959 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | [1] | |||
J. R. Jayewardene | 30 March 1960 - 23 April 1960 | United National Party | [1] | |||
C. P. de Silva | 5 August 1960 - 17 December 1964 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | [1] | |||
C. P. de Silva | 5 April 1965 - 25 March 1970 | United National Party | [1] | |||
Maithripala Senanayake | 7 June 1970 - 22 May 1972 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | [1] | |||
Leaders of the House of The National State Assembly (1972-1978)[] | ||||||
Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Assembly | References | |
Maithripala Senanayake | 22 May 1972 - 18 May 1977 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | [1] | |||
Ranasinghe Premadasa | 26 July 1977 - 7 September 1978 | United National Party | [1] | |||
Leaders of the House of The Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978-Present)[] | ||||||
Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Parliament | References | |
Ranasinghe Premadasa | 7 September 1978 - 20 December 1988 | United National Party | 1st | [1] | ||
Ranil Wickremasinghe | 6 March 1989 - 7 May 1993 | United National Party | 2nd | [1] | ||
Wijayapala Mendis | 7 May 1993 - 24 June 1994 | United National Party | 2nd | [1] | ||
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | 25 August 1994 - 10 October 2000 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3rd | [1] | ||
Richard Pathirana | 18 October 2000 - 10 October 2001 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4th | [1] | ||
W. J. M. Lokubandara | 3 January 2002 - 7 February 2004 | United National Party | 5th | [1] | ||
Maithripala Sirisena | 3 May 2004 - 9 August 2005 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 6th | [1] | ||
Nimal Siripala de Silva | 9 August 2005 - 20 January 2015 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 6th 7th |
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Lakshman Kiriella | 20 January 2015 - 2 January 2020 | United National Party | 7th 8th |
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Dinesh Gunawardena | 3 January 2020 – Present | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 7th 8th |
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See also[]
Parliament of Sri Lanka
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
References[]
External links[]
- Parliament of Sri Lanka - Handbook of Parliament, Leaders of the House
Categories:
- Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Members of Parliament of Sri Lanka